The Cluster Sustainable Real Estate (CSRE) is an innovative and interdisciplinary platform for players in the real estate industry, teachers and students at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). In dialogue with its partner companies and scientists at TUM, the CSRE generates future-oriented knowledge for sustainable real estate development and planning in practice, research and teaching.
Find out more about our activities here!
"Advanced Topics in Sustainable Real Estate"
Lecture Series on Sustainable Real Estate // SS 25
We are pleased to welcome nine experts on current topics and issues in sustainable real estate this summer semester. Our popular lecture series "Advanced Topics in Sustainable Real Estate," led by Prof. Dr. Bing Zhu, brings expertise and insights from the real estate industry to the lecture hall with master's students.
This semester, Simon Thaler (University of Reading), Rebecca Waerder (Heidelberg Materials), Camilla Bretthauer (Business Campus Management GmbH, DV Immobilien Gruppe), Christian Meister (Hines Immobilien GmbH), Arne Lorz (City of Munich, Planning Department), Gabu Heindl (University of Kassel), Romana Quint (Wertgrund Immobilien AG), Diego Sigrist (Scandens), and Olaf Grawert (b+) will give lectures and discuss with the students.
The lectures take place on Mondays between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in Room 1100 (TUM Main Campus) and are open to guests.
CSRE vor Ort
Visit "woodstocx", OPES // 28.03.2025
On Friday, the CSRE team and students (including architecture and civil engineering) traveled to Oberhaching to visit the "woodstocx." We were given a guided tour of this wooden office building with high architectural standards, followed by lunch. We were welcomed by Dr. Jürgen Büllesbach, Managing Director of OPES Immobilien. Many thanks to project manager Leopold von Schirnding for the tour and the detailed information!
OPES developed the woodstocx, built it on a contract basis, and, as the owner of the building, took a long-term view in many of the detailed decisions. Construction of the wooden building began in January 2022. Dietrich Untertrifaller's design is also characterized by its spectacular roof construction – a diagonal shed roof, the implementation of which was sometimes challenging. The building, with its wooden ceilings and a specially developed floor structure, meets the KfW 40 standard. It features two interior courtyards for natural light, wraparound balconies and terraces, and large, representative common areas. The wood was left exposed and combined with high-quality furnishings and contrasting materials and colors. The students described the feeling of the space as bright, welcoming, and calm.
The woodstocx building has been in operation for a year now. Experience has been gained throughout all seasons and lessons have been learned for future operations, which will balance ecology and efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and maximum comfort for users. Insights from this construction project will be incorporated into subsequent projects currently planned by OPES. We thank you for the tour and look forward to further on-site visits to discuss existing examples and share insights into sustainable real estate.
Interdisciplinary Project Week // January 2025
Going to Green: Concepts for a new sustainable neighborhood at Flaucher
As part of the annual TUM Project Weeks in January 2025, the students worked on a real-life project from our partner, Stadtwerke München (SWM), under the motto "Going to Green: Concepts for a New Sustainable Neighborhood at Flaucher," discussing it with the stakeholders involved and working in interdisciplinary teams. In three different scenarios – preservation of existing buildings, demolition and new construction, and a "fifty-fifty" solution – they were able to learn how to deal with complex requirements and planning processes. In a dialogic process, they demonstrated multifaceted solutions despite the complexity.
The six groups then presented these proposed solutions on Friday to an audience of guests from the real estate industry and Munich city politics. It was exciting and truly impressive what the students developed in such a short time! They demonstrated the possibilities the site and existing buildings can offer, thus creating a solid basis for discussion.
The results will be published in March 2025.
CSRE vor Ort
Excursion Ulm, Wooden Modular Construction // 08.11.2024
What possibilities does wooden modular construction offer for sustainable real estate projects? We explored this question on our excursion to Ulm this year. The program included a visit to the wood production facility of müllerblaustein, a tour of the company's own office building by Nething Architekten and a new residential building by NUWOG.
The visit to the production facility of müllerblaustein and the Hotel Klingenstein showed that the high degree of prefabrication of wooden modular construction allows for fast assembly times for a wide variety of building typologies with good planning. The prerequisite for a smooth project process is the involvement of specialist planners in the early project phases and an early definition of the interfaces between architecture, statics, building services and building physics.
The company's own office building by Nething Architekten impressed with a special spatial atmosphere based on a strong design concept. The aim behind this was to design a "meaningful building" that uses the respective type of construction in a location-appropriate and needs-appropriate manner. The result is a wood-hybrid building with a reinforced concrete core for access and prefabricated wood elements on the other side for office use. The concept of the building with an open room design that promotes visual connections is based on the analysis of the work processes within the company. The architecture based on this optimally supports the different tasks and processes of the employees. Another interesting aspect of this project is the early involvement of the specialist planners and the executing companies. The fast and cost-optimized execution is based on partnership agreements, on a strong basis of trust and a joint commitment to the success of the project.
The multi-storey residential building of NUWOG, the municipal housing association, which was built entirely using wooden modular construction, was not only built quickly, but was also based on a short planning time. This is because the executing company b_solution from Austria was able to incorporate its optimized standard details into the project.
Our second excursion also shows that experiencing innovative projects directly and exchanging ideas with those involved in the project is both insightful and inspiring. We reflect this new knowledge in our CSRE network and thus achieve a fruitful exchange. We are already looking forward to the next excursion!
Start Lecture Series "Sustainability in Real Estate"
Weekly Lectures and Discussions on current topics in real estate // Start 21.10.2024
With the start of the new winter semester, the time has finally come again: Our popular lecture series “Sustainability in Real Estate” under the direction of Prof. Bing Zhu brings together exciting experts from the real estate industry with our master's students in civil engineering, architecture and urban planning.
This semester, Prof. Shaun Bond (University of Queensland), Karin Barthelmes-Wehr (ICG Institute), Maria-Theresa Caroli (AIF), Dr. Benno Vocke & Paul Wissel (Sedlmayr AG), Melanie Hammer (BHB Unternehmensgruppe) and Hannah Salzberger (IREBS) will give a lecture on a current topic in the field of sustainable real estate and then discuss it with the students. A great opportunity for knowledge exchange and networking!
The lectures take place on Mondays between 1:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. in room 0601 (TUM main campus, Theresianum) and are open to guests.
ERES Industry Seminar
Turning Point in Real Estate: The Twin Green and Digital Transition under Uncertainties // 11.10.2024
The ERES Industry Seminar will take place in Munich on October 11th, 2024. Prof. Zhu and Prof. Nübel invite you, together with the LBI Förderverein and the Bayerischer Bauindustrieverband. We are looking forward to a complex and current topic: "Turning Point for Real Estate: The Twin Green and Digital Transition under Uncertainties". Among the speakers with a lot of experience and enriching perspectives are Prof. Werner Lang (Vice President TUM and CSRE Board Member) and CSRE partner Dr. Bernhard Boeck (Stadtwerke München).
Friday, 11.10.2024, 13:00 - 18:00, Oskar-von-Miller-Forum
The free, binding registration is possible via this Link.
EXPO REAL 2024
Messe Munich // 07.-09.10.2024
This year, the CSRE was at Expo Real again. The trade fair had over 40,000 visitors and we were right in the middle of it. What we noticed: The mood is slowly getting better!
It was a pleasure for us to talk about sustainability and the current market situation at the joint stand with the TUM Venture Lab Built Environment and to present the activities of our TUM Cluster Sustainable Real Estate. We met many familiar faces and made numerous new contacts.
Our employee Julia Carstens moderated a panel on circular construction. With Giulia Peretti (Head of Sustainability at Real I.S.), Johannes Staudt (Doctoral Candidate at TUM) and Isabel Faller (Head of Strategic Partnerships and People at Polycare), she discussed the current challenges of circular construction. The need to integrate new, holistic approaches into ways of thinking, economic models and project planning was emphasized.
We are looking forward to Expo Real 2025 and many projects and contacts in the meantime!
Baukulturtag 2024
Conference + Exhibition // 26.09.2024
Under the motto "TransformationsOFFENSIVE" (offensive of transformation), the Baukulturtag 2024 took place on September 26, 2024 in the Fat Cat Kulturzentrum (formerly Gasteig). Organized by MvB Baukultur GmbH and, as one of the "Freunde der Baukultur" (friends of building culture), supported by CSRE, with lectures by Prof. Florian Nagler (TUM, research project Einfach Bauen) and much more (program here). We had a stand to provide information about our activities.
Under the motto "TransformationsOFFENSIVE" (offensive of transformation), the Baukulturtag 2024 took place on September 26, 2024 in the Fat Cat Kulturzentrum (formerly Gasteig). Organized by MvB Baukultur GmbH and supported by CSRE as one of the "Friends of Building Culture", with lectures by Prof. Florian Nagler (TUM, research project Einfach Bauen) and much more. At our stand we provided information about our activities. We take a lot of inspiration with us and this realization: Transformation takes courage! And the confidence not to be deterred by the hurdles on the way from state A to the transformed, better state B.
Gebäudetyp e - Zeit für eine Baukultur-Wende
Input + Discussion // 10.07.2024
The TUM Cluster Sustainable Real Estate (CSRE) organized an evening event in collaboration with GrothmannGeiser and ZM-I on the topic "Gebäudetyp e - Time for a Shift in Building Culture." The event took place on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 6:30 PM in the Vorhoelzer Forum at TUM.
How could this building type facilitate simple and experimental construction? What legal and technical aspects arise? What does Gebäudetyp e mean for standards, legal certainty, and resource efficiency? These and many other questions were discussed by Prof. Dr. Torsten Grothmann (Partner at GrothmannGeiser), Dr. Christian Mühlbauer (Managing Partner at ZM-I Munich), and Dipl.-Ing. Rainer Post (Board Member of the Bavarian Chamber of Architects).